Delivery apparatus for dry goods.



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' DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR DRY GOODS.

APPLICATION FILED KAB. 19, 1908.

" u JACOB KUNz ,oF VIENNA,AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

DEIIJIVFRY APPARATUS FOR DRY GOODS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KUNZ, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Vienna, Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Delivery A paratus for Dry oods;

and I do hereby dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact deseri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot iers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My `-nvention relates to delivery apparatus for grahular goods.

The object of my invention is to so construct su`ch apparatus that any of the goods delivered in -excess of what was required may be returneddnto the receptacle.

A further object of my invention is to prevent the sticking together of the several )articles or pieces of the goods, which woul interfere with the free delivery, by providing in the'cylindrical rece tacle a cover plate lyingl loosely on the sur ace of the goods and freely movable in, but fitting as snugly as possible the receptacle. This cover plate is hollow, and perforated at the bottom and is filled with some hvgrosco )ic substance, preferabl unslaked lime. 'llhis cover plate de scent s as the receptacle is em tied and thus permanently shuts oil the goor s from the atmosphere. The hygroscopie substance in the cover plate absorbs any moisture that may enter the receptacle during delivery so that the goods are kept dr For increasing the effect I provide cham ers at the side or Sides of the inclined bottom of the receptacle, such chambers being filled with some suitable h 'groscopic substance and having openings ending into the receptacle and c osed bly perforated sheet metal, wn'e gauze or the h te. T he hygrosco )1c substance contained in this chamber or e iambers also contributes to the absorption of any moisture entering this receptacle. ln the accompanying drawing one constructional form of my apparatus is shown by way of example.

Figure 1 is a side elevation and partly a central verticalsectionofmy ap aratus. Fig.

2 isa section on the line A B, ig 1 looking' in the direction of the arrow part of this figure being a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line C D Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow y and Fig. 4 is a section un the line E F, Fig. 1'.

rllm minnrnhiq mangiate nf rnnmitsmln Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 19, 1908. SerialNo. 422,164.

Patented Aeg. 4, 190s.

referably cylindrical havingin its wall a de ivery opening and an inclined bottom 3 running to the bott-om edge of the opening 2. This inclined bottom extends to the outside of the receptacle in the form of a short chute 4. A cone 5 projecting outwards is fixed to the edges of the opening 2 and is rovided with a hole 6 at the bottom and a ho e 7 near its upper side and is closed at its outer end by a plate 8 secured to or integral with the cone. Within this outer cone 5 there is provided an inner cone 10 closely iitting and adapted to rotate within the outer cone. This inner cone is open towards the rece tacle and has.

attached to its outer end a olt 9 )assing through the plate S ofthe ou ter cone an carrying a handle 2:2 and anut on its outer end by screwing down the nut of the bolt, the cone 10 may be caused to fit the outer cone 5 as tightly as may he re( uired, the former being still revoluble in the atter, whereby dust or moisture are preventedl from entering between the two cones. The inner cone 10 has on its periphery a hole 11 of approximately the same s xape and size as the roles 6 and 7 in the outer cone 5.

The goods, for instance bonbons may be.

directly filled into the receptacle 1 or a container 17 of glass or other trans )arent material and having no bottom may e )ut on the rece tacle after having been iille with the goot s. The container 17 may be provided with a removable cover 18 or may be permanently closed on to i in the latter case the container 17 after raving been filled is reversed and set in position on the receptacle 1.

On top of the goods there lies loosely the cover plate 13, which is hollow and closed on bottom by perforated sheet metal or the like and is filled with a suitable hygroscopic substance )referably unslakcd lime. A soft india rub er or other packing ring l5 is attached to the cover plate so that as the receptacle or container is emptied the cover plate descends and shuts off as tightly as possible the goods from the upper part of the receptacle or container.4 On top of the cover plate 13 which is U-shaped in transverse section and carries at its lower side a fiange 14 supporting the packing 15 there is secured another plate fitting snugly the walls of the container and the annular space between the plates 13 and 23- is filled with some suitable material 24 so that even when the cover plate has descended down the transparent nmitninm- 17 tn the. nnamm rocnnhmlo. l. tlm

' or the like as shown at 19. Preferably one of thewails of the chambers is so secured to the wall of the receptacle that 1t may be readily removed for instance by a thumb screw 21.

In order to deliver goods the handle 22 is turned until the hole 11 of the inner cone is in front of the hole 6 in the outer cone whereupon the goods fall on the chute 4 and down the same to the package or the like. If more of the goods has thus run out than was required the inner colt-e 10 is turned'until its hole 11 in front of the hole 7. The hole 6 in the outer hole is thus closed and the surplus delivered may be returned through the role 6 into the receptacle.

By the hygroscopicsubstance in the cover plate and in the cover plate 13 and in the chambers 16 any moisture is absorbed that may be contained in the air entering the apparatus and thus the goods are kept dry and prevented from sticking together. Of course the hygroscopic substance to be used must have no odor and must not be liquid or must not become liquid by absorbin r moisture in order that the flavor of the roots may not be impaired thereby; unslake( lime is the h groscopic substance most suitable for t ie present purpose.

Claims.

1. In a delivery apparatus for granular goods, the combination of a receptacle havm0' an inclined bottom, an opening at the sit e thereof near the lowermost point of the bot-tom a container mounted on top of the receptacle, a cover plate closely fitting the container and adapted to lie on the goods within which is located at the lower part of the i outer cone, an inner cone snugly fitting the outer cone and having a hole on its circumference et a size and shape similar to those of the holes in the outer cone and means for turning the said inner cone within the outer cone, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a delivery apparatus for granular goods, the combination of a receptacle havm0 an inclined bottom, an opening at the side thereof near the lower-most point of the bottom, a transparent container mounted on top of the receptacle, a cover plate closely fitting the container and adapted to lie on the goods within and to slide vertically in the said container, a ring mounted on said cover plate and adapted to indicate by its characteristics the nature of the goods within the container, the said cover late being hollow and having a perforated ottom and being adapted to be filled with a hyrrroscopic substance. an outer cone closing tie o )ening in the receptacle and having two holes on its circumference, one of which is located at the lower part of the outer cone, an inner cone snugly fitting the outer cone and having a hole on its circumference of a size and shape similar to those of the holes in the outer conc and means for turning the said inner cone within the outer cone, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix mysignature,

-in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB KUNZ VitDesSeS:

ARTHUR BAUMANN, ROBERT W. HEIXGARTNER. 

